Convinced the official investigators are using their prime suspect as a smokescreen, Section 9 mounts constant surveillance, only for the Laughing Man to hijack an officer's cyberbrain and threaten the Superintendent-General mid-speech.
Summary
Section 9 comes to believe that the detectives running the Laughing Man inquiry are propping up their leading suspect, a former Serano Genomics programmer named Nanao Ei whose record is thick with anti-corporate activity, as a way to bury a deeper layer of corruption. Aramaki responds by placing Nanao Ei under nonstop watch in the hope of catching him in the act.
Key Events
Kusanagi separately sits down with Kurutan and taps her external memory device to fill in what she can about the case. The pressure spikes when the Superintendent-General prepares to address the Interceptor affair and the Laughing Man matter in public, and one of the officers on hand has his cyberbrain seized by the Laughing Man.
Notes
Speaking through the hijacked officer, the Laughing Man orders the Superintendent-General to come clean or face assassination. The fifth Stand Alone Complex chapter carries the subtitle DECOY and connects The Visual Device will Laugh to The Copycat will Dance.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is The Inviting Bird will Chant about?
The Inviting Bird will Chant is the fifth episode of Stand Alone Complex. Section 9 comes to suspect that investigators are using their leading suspect in the Laughing Man case as cover for a deeper conspiracy, and the episode ends with the Laughing Man hijacking a police officer's cyberbrain.
Who is the leading suspect in the Laughing Man case in this episode?
The leading suspect is Nanao Ei, a former Serano Genomics programmer with a history of anti-corporate activity, whom Aramaki places under nonstop surveillance in the hope of catching him in the act.
What does the Laughing Man do at the Superintendent General's public address?
As the Superintendent General prepares to speak publicly about the Interceptor and Laughing Man affairs, the Laughing Man seizes control of one of the attending officer's cyberbrains and, speaking through him, threatens the Superintendent General with assassination unless he comes clean.
Who does Motoko Kusanagi meet with to gather information in this episode?
Motoko Kusanagi sits down with Kurutan and taps her external memory device to fill in additional details about the Laughing Man case.
What is the subtitle of The Inviting Bird will Chant and where does it fall in the series?
The episode carries the subtitle DECOY and is the fifth chapter of Stand Alone Complex, connecting The Visual Device will Laugh to The Copycat will Dance.
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